Too much excersise? = no Ketosis...??? I am so upset...Help.

[Kellerina]

I have been in ketosis for quite some time now, and I have also been off dance for the past 10 days. Today a while after I got back from ballet which was 5 hours... My ketostix showed nothing, not even trace. I have not changed a thing in my eating since I last tested in the upper moderate ketosis. Does this really mean I have thrown my self out of ketosis? I have this many hours of ballet a day starting today, and I am SO worried that I am going to stop losing weight now. Should I maybe eat even less carbs? I am so upset! I have been so good and not cheated etc... And now just like that I am out. Has this happened to anyone? There is no way I can cut back on my ballet hours either. I do not know what I am going to do... Please help.

[sadie147]

Re: Too much excersise? = no Ketosis...??? I am so upset...Help.

i wouldn't worry too much, you actually should be in ketosis at a higher g's of carbs if you are exercising vigorously i would think, since your body is burning more.

don't panic, the stix are not foolproof and there are a lot of variables that can make them test wrong (if you drink alcohol for instance you can show as in ketosis though your not, TOM can affect it too).

keep going along as you should at whatever rung you are on, from another post i take it you don't have much left to lose, keep in mind that the last few lbs will also come off slower..the closer you are to your goal weight the longer it will take.